Genus Bison (Bovidae, mammalia) in Early Pleistocene of Moldova

Roman Croitor (1)

1 LAMPEA - Laboratoire méditerranéen de préhistoire Europe-Afrique

Remains of Bison (Eobison) sp. from Salcia and Ursoaia, and Bison cf. menneri from Cimichioi-III and Hadjimus are briefly described and discussed. The paper also proposes an overview of most important Early Pleistocene bison findings from Eastern and Southern Europe and a discussion of their taxonomy and paleobiogeography.

Mots clés: Early Pleistocene; Southeastern Europe; Bison; taxonomy; paleobiogeography

Domaines: Paléontologie; Evolution [q-bio.PE]; Systématique, phylogénie et taxonomie

Roman Croitor. Genus Bison (Bovidae, mammalia) in Early Pleistocene of Moldova. Materialele conferinței naționale cu participarea internațională "Mediul și dezvoltarea durabilă", Ediția a III-a / 3rd National Scientific Conference with international participation "Environment and sustainable development", Oct 2016, Chisinau, Moldova. ⟨hal-01766112⟩